Harbin, China - October 7, 2010, Harbin, China - Nutrastar International, a nutraceutical company, announced the appointment of three independent board members and the establishment of the Audit, Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committee.
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The new independent directors are Henry Ngan, chair of the Audit Committee, Virginia P'an, chair of the Compensation Committee, and JianBing Zhong, chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee.
Mr. Ngan has served as the CFO of Hong Kong Highpower Technology, Inc. since February 2009. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Ngan had served as Vice President and Senior Equity Analyst at Brean Murray, Carret & Co. in New York City from July 2008, an Equity Research Analyst at Buckingham Research Group in New York from June 2004 to January 2008 and at Robotti & Company from October 2002 until June 2004.
Mr. Ngan received a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University at Albany, State University of New York, and his MBA in finance, and information and communication systems from Fordham University. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of New York.
Ms. P'an is currently the CEO of the TransCapital Group LLC and Yumi EcoSolutions, Inc. She is a seasoned global executive, successful entrepreneur and financier and a recognized international business expert. Innovator and authority on China and the Pacific Rim., Mr. P'an advises senior executives and board of directors on strategic investments, business strategy, operations and funding.
Prior to founding the current companies, and its predecessor companies, Ms. P'an was the first female Vice President at American Express Bank and was the architect of the national debit card banking system for Taiwan. Before her current positions, Ms. P'an also served as Managing Partner for KCSA Worldwide and Managing Director of Adam Friedman Associates, two prominent financial communications and investor relations firms based in New York City.
Ms. P'an is currently an active member of the Board of AIESEC US and the Advisory Board of the Babson Graduate School of Business which is internationally ranked #1 for entrepreneurship. Ms. P'an is the recipient of the prestigious "Leading Women Entrepreneur of the World," "Business Innovator" and "International Women of Influence" Awards.
Mr. Zhong has been with Leichi Investment Limited Company ("Leichi") since July 2007 and is principally responsible for managing the company's legal affairs. ■